Job Information
Amazon Senior Power Engineer, Connectivity & Software in Sunnyvale, California
Description
As a Senior Power Engineer, you will be responsible for owning the power and energy consumption models, provide inputs to power architecture and conduct power consumption characterization on multiple projects. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary groups including Product Design, Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Reliability and Operations, to drive key aspects of engineering of consumer electronics products. You will conduct testing and optimization cycles of complex embedded systems in different use-cases. You will be expected to write/update code to interface lab equipment to computers and write scripts to automate the testing. The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of power engineering, analog electronics and microprocessor architecture.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Interact with cross functional engineering teams across the company
Dive deep into power related issues and work with cross functional teams to solve them
Participate in schematic and layout reviews
Address all aspects of power technology readiness, including manufacturability.
Help design and deliver innovative power technology to products.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
7+ years of experience as a hardware or systems engineer.
Experience with schematic and layout tools similar to OrCAD and Allegro.
Experience with Lab Equipment such as Oscilloscopes, DC Analyzers and DAQ systems
Experience debugging power issues on embedded electronics devices
Experience using LDOs, SMPS and power distribution in embedded systems or power and energy consumption modelling and optimization
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
Experience with the project management of technical projects
Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Experience with the project management of technical projects
Master’s degree
5+ years of experience in consumer electronics products
Expertise in LDOs, SMPS and power distribution in embedded systems
Expertise in power consumption modeling power trees, factory verification concepts, and optimization on SoC microprocessors
Understanding of modern consumer SoC microprocessors, DSP, neural and image processors.
Experience with Linux or Android based consumer devices
Familiarity with Matlab and Python
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $114,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.